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That section title probably seems more omnious than I intended but I'm not sure what a good alternative would be. You're not obligated to answer anything, I'm just trying to interview as many experienced editors as possible here. If you'd be willing to take a look at it, I'd appreciate your input. :) Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 20:37, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
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Hevenu shalom aleichem is my story today. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:20, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
I added some images from Aachen. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:48, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
... and some more. My story today is about my song of defiance, - it was a great pleasure to hear it performed today! The line "Ich steh hier und singe" ( I stand here and sing) is in the movement with the music pictured, which begins with "Trotz -- Trotz -- Trotz", sounding much tougher than "defiance" ;) - in this YouTube it's at 4:55. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 23:06, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
Performers of the 4 Nov concert now pictured on my talk. - I proudly remember having sung in an oratorio premiere seven years ago OTD. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:18, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
Today I have three items on the Main page, almost too much of a good thing! Bach's amazing cantata with the unusual scale, first performed 300 years ago OTD, the nun for the prostitutes, and Schumann's wedding gift for Clara. Also first day of vacation pics uploaded. - On AN, was I clear enough? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:55, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
Today is St. Martin's Day, which stands for sharing. Sharing one more day of vacation ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:44, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Barkeep49, you helped me 6 years ago, perhaps you can help again! Psansoldo is changing the first sentence of the article "Learning by teaching": "I took away the reference to Jean-Pol Martin as a having originally defined the method, as other people, as Andrew Bell and Joseph Lancaster had already worked and used a similarly defined method before, as cited in the article itself." I think it's not usefull, because I'm the main autor about Learning by teaching since 1980 and everybody quoted my work if writing about "Learning by teaching". What do you mean? Here ChatGPT about LdL: "Learning by Teaching" (or "Lernen durch Lehren" in German), as a formalized educational method, was developed by Jean-Pol Martin in the 1980s. Jean-Pol Martin is a German educator and professor who introduced this approach primarily for language teaching. His method emphasizes the role of students as active participants in the learning process, where they take on the role of teachers to instruct their peers. This approach has since gained popularity and has been adapted in various educational settings beyond language learning, due to its effectiveness in enhancing understanding, engagement, and the development of a range of skills in students." Jeanpol ( talk) 16:56, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
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Today's story is about Maria Callas, on her centenary. - Aaron Copland died OTD, and Jerome Kohl (mentioned in November) said something wise on his talk, - yes, regarding a soft(ening) stance towards infoboxes. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:11, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
Today's story is about parts of my life. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:07, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
I am pretty confused about the request for modification. I assume that since I am not seeing an announcement it is plain-vanilla RS I should be enforcing still? I am limiting myself to likely EE-acceptable sources in what I am adding, though. Is that about right? Elinruby ( talk) 15:16, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
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I read through the RFA for Tails Wx with some initial puzzlement. I think I've resolved it in my mind but I'd be interested in your reaction. (I understand the awkward timing and I'm not looking for an immediate response.) I'll start by noting I don't recall any interactions with the nominee. The first oppose came from user:Banks Irk. I read optional question number 15, which started my puzzlement. Banks made an assertion about prior usernames, you responded, in essence saying that the assertion was false and banks doubled down. While I don't know you personally I know you by reputation, and my default assumption was that you must be right, and while I don't know banks and had no default assumption, I thought the assertion made was obviously true. That left me puzzled.
I think the light went on, and embarrassingly revealed that I may have been working under a misunderstanding for years. Wikipedia has long held that multiple accounts are not per se a violation of policy, but there are limitations on how they can be used, and there is an expectation that anyone standing for RFA will reveal the existence of all accounts. My misunderstanding is that I may have conflated usernames and accounts in my head.
I think Banks was emphasizing that Tails Wx has edited under other usernames and that wasn't disclosed. I think your response effectively was there's nothing to see here as there are no other accounts. If one is interested in reviewing any of the candidate edits in the candidate has edited for more than one account you need to know the names of both accounts, but if they've edited under multiple usernames but those usernames are simply a renaming of their username, searching the current username will reveal all edits including those made when using a different username.
Is it possible that Banks did not catch this distinction? Could it be that Banks thinks the requirement to disclose all prior accounts also includes all prior usernames? If so, it might explain why you and Banks appear to be disagreeing about facts, but it is simply a semantics issue. S Philbrick (Talk) 22:25, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
In the context of WP:APLRS, is "reputable institution" defined somewhere? I'm seeing it applied as a synonym of "academic", while I think most editors would consider a generally reliable news organization to be both "reputable" and an "institution". What is the intent here? VQuakr ( talk) 18:07, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
When a source that is not an article in a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, an academically focused book by a reputable publisher, and/or an article published by a reputable institution is removed from an article..., so if the intent is for the "article published by" noun to also be modified by the phrase "academically focused" then the language should be tweaked or a footnote or similar added. WP:ARCA looks terribly formal and complicated to be honest so I'll probably not do that (is there really no lightweight venue for informal Q&A like this?), but we agree this discussion here is an informal conversation and not "official". What do you mean by
the abstract? VQuakr ( talk) 18:44, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
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Bu (instrument) Heyandwhoa ( talk) 23:51, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
It's not really about NFL, but about following P&G. Dicklyon ( talk) 05:10, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
potentially wide-ranging impacts and therefore require input from the community at large.in my judgement. Best, Barkeep49 ( talk) 22:29, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
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You mind trying to expand this page? Trajectoid. Heyandwhoa ( talk) 23:35, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
Hi! I know you're busy with other on-wiki responsibilities, and it's been a few years since you reviewed my GA nomination for City of Champaign v. Madigan. I just wanted to let you know that I've nominated it for FAC. You probably don't remember the article that well, if at all, but any feedback you have for the review would be greatly appreciated! Edge3 ( talk) 04:54, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
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Same location pictured as 2019. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:38, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
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The 2023 picture (above) is from the Abel Fest in Köthen, celebrating the tercentenary of Carl Friedrich Abel, a viol virtuoso, composer and concert organiser in London (together with Bach's youngest son), born on 22 December 1723 in Köthen, where the new catalogue of his works was introduced, - my story today. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:28, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
On the Main page: the person who made the pictured festival possible -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:33, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
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Today a friend's birthday, with related music and new vacation pics -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:36, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
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Regarding this comment: although I do think there would be more opposes coming from voters with personal agendas, I think there is another category of voters who currently go unheard from. Being critical of another editor is an unpleasant thing to do, so I think there are potential opposing editors who demur from participating in the current RfA process. I also think most editors aren't collecting diffs on everyone they encounter just in case they might have to weigh in on them someday, and they aren't so motivated to participate in an RfA to spend extensive amounts of time hunting down past diffs, so they don't contribute. I appreciate of course that relying on people's unreliable memories makes the system more vulnerable to gatekeeping and unconscious bias. Historically, I haven't been a fan of moving to a voting system, but the community is no closer to agreeing on something like my proposal for a pros-and-cons evaluation, so it might be time to consider voting, the other approach commmonly used by organizations everywhere. isaacl ( talk) 00:09, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
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My calendar story today is about Michael Herrmann celebrating his birthday. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:17, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
same kind of birthday for Josef Protschka -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:51, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
today I am happy about a singer on the Main page (at least for the first hours), after TFA the same day last year. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:22, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
Thanks to Seiji Ozawa. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:39, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
It's always quite disconcerting to find out that one has been discussed somewhere without a courtesy ping to be allowed to speak for themselves, as I did today. That said, I wanted to specifically thank you for what you said, and for initiating a (gentle) rebuke on your own cognizance. [9] [10] I was taken aback by that accusation, then puzzled, and then incensed. It took quite a bit of restraint to respond the way I did at the time, when a fairly significant part of me was screaming stuff about hypocrisy and (especially) tone policing hypocrisy and the weaponization of AGF and so on. I greatly appreciate that you made an effort to correct that and to push back against the characterization of my observation, even as you acknowledged not agreeing with it yourself.
Not coincidentally, given your comment at the proposal and above here about secret ballots at RFA, the furor we have in reaction to Oppose votes can contribute just as much to toxicity at RFA as actual bad Opposes. Certainly the accusation leveled against me is the sort of thing that can be used to silence editors, and someone less experienced might come away from that RFA afraid to lodge an Oppose in the future, worried they might be bullied by an admin suggesting they violated AGF. Grandpallama ( talk) 23:58, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
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I have started a new blog. Talk page watchers might be interested in following that. The first entry: Why do arbs often need stuff explained to them clearly and multiple times despite having the evidence right in front of them. Best, Barkeep49 ( talk) 21:49, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
In your comment on the Palestine-Israel ARCA you say This was demonstrated in HJP
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This is the second time in as many weeks that I've seen a member of the committee speaking to an editor on the Administrators' Noticeboard with phrasing like "I think that if it weren't for this, they would be complaining about something else." I've generally found you to be a responsive and respectful editor and committee member, so I hope you'll take on board my suggestion that you (collectively) consider retiring this phrase, as it comes off (to my ears at least) as disrespectful, imperious, and lacking in empathy. I'm sure it's not your intention to talk down to others based on your position on the committee, but phrases like that can give the impression (to me, at least) that you are, intentionally or not. 28bytes ( talk) 20:33, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
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Hello Barkeep49. I was tussling with Laura over on Commons regarding a Ukraine-related Category, and noticed that he has an account here. I then saw that he didn't really have one anymore, but I did see the note you left on his talk page awhile ago.
It is kind of awful what he wrote, and you properly flagged, see this and similarly, this. Might you be able to delete both en situ, i.e. on the Cfd entries where they were written? They are entirely gratuitous, and add nothing to the discussion other than to be unpleasant in the style of Karl Marx and Martin Luther (although I forgot the title of his uh tract).
Thank you for considering my request.-- FeralOink ( talk) 15:04, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
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Hi, I'm sorry if I'm disrupting anything, but some of my edits are being incorrectly marked as vandalism.
I don't know why this is happening, as my edits are all in good faith.
If you could somehow check my contribs and see if I'm doing something wrong, I'd appreciate it- I don't want to get banned anytime soon. Again, sorry if I'm disrupting anything or if this is the wrong place to ask. ( 3OpenEyes's talk page. Say hi!) | (PS: Have a good day) 13:33, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Just wondering because I felt it didn't, but clearly I'm not sure. Thanks. Doug Weller talk 15:25, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for helping me with the problem I was having. Enjoy your wikikitten
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Metallic means are precisely represented by primitive Pythagorean triples.
In a primitive Pythagorean triple, if the difference between hypotenuse and longer leg is 1, 2 or 8, such Pythagorean triple accurately represents one particular metallic mean. The cotangent of the quarter of smaller acute angle of such Pythagorean triangle equals the precise value of one particular metallic mean.
Consider a primitive Pythagorean triple (a,b,c) in which a < b < c and c - b ∈ {1, 2, 8}. Such Pythagorean triangle (a,b,c) yields the precise value of a particular metallic mean as follows :
where θ is the smaller acute angle of the Pythagorean triangle
and
For example, the primitive Pythagorean triple 20-21-29 incorporates the 5th metallic mean. Cotangent of the quarter of smaller acute angle of the 20-21-29 Pythagorean triangle yields the precise value of the 5th metallic mean. Similarly, the Pythagorean triangle 3-4-5 represents the 6th metallic mean. Likewise, the Pythagorean triple 12-35-37 gives the 12th metallic mean, the Pythagorean triple 52-165-173 yields the 13th metallic mean, and so on. [1] Wanderer909 ( talk) 12:10, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
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I saw you warn someone about outing. May I please email you about this issue? It is NOT about the question where I saw you warn them, but an entirely separate matter unrelated to that/those users. It's just that I saw you mention it and have something to ask you, please. Thanks and best wishes DBaK ( talk) 22:03, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
Hey there. I'm sure I've come across this before, but for the life of me I can't remember the correct procedure. DXYZ was changed into a dab page, but the editor cut and paste the article's content to DXYZ-AM. I reverted the dab conversion, but the article created by the cut and paste, what to do about that? The dab is the right move. Should I just do a dummy edit on the AM page, and give attribution? Onel5969 TT me 09:01, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Article transferred to DXYZ-AM to distinguish Iligan-based DXYZ-FMis enough in the context of the diff to provide attribution @ Flatscan given that transferred is a close enough synonym of copied. If your concern is that it doesn't say from where and if you want to null edit or talk page message to clear that up don't let me stop you. Barkeep49 ( talk) 14:52, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
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in memory of the birthday of a friend who showed me art such as this - and of Vami -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:50, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
... and the premiere of Nabucco -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:02, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
Rossini's Petite messe solennelle was premiered on 14 March 1864, - when I listen to the desolate Agnus Dei I think of Vami_IV. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:09, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
Vacation pics uploaded, at least the first day, - and Aribert Reimann remembered. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:41, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
Next day, around Porto da Cruz, on Bach's birthday. You may remember that I suggested to give him an infobox in 2013. That one still listed some "prominent" pieces. Later we found the better solution: link to the complete list of compositions, - it's more neutral, avoiding editorial preferences. - On that background: what do you think of Vivaldi? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:01, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Some days later, a calf in the mist and chocolate cake, and a story of collaboration - did you think about Vivaldi? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:13, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
I listen to Bach's St John Passion today, - 300 years after it was first performed. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:43, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
I understand that you are busy, and Vivaldi can wait a bit longer, but we have the same situation now at Aaron Copland, with his Appalachian Spring going to by TFA in three days. The question is easy: does a list of compositions belong in the composer's infobox? I think yes ( Bach, Mozart, Beethoven), and was reverted twice. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:35, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
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This, even more than whether or not to have an infobox, is a content issue.where "this" means compositions in the infobox. Barkeep49 ( talk) 20:28, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
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I added some images from Aachen. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:48, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
... and some more. My story today is about my song of defiance, - it was a great pleasure to hear it performed today! The line "Ich steh hier und singe" ( I stand here and sing) is in the movement with the music pictured, which begins with "Trotz -- Trotz -- Trotz", sounding much tougher than "defiance" ;) - in this YouTube it's at 4:55. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 23:06, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
Performers of the 4 Nov concert now pictured on my talk. - I proudly remember having sung in an oratorio premiere seven years ago OTD. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:18, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
Today I have three items on the Main page, almost too much of a good thing! Bach's amazing cantata with the unusual scale, first performed 300 years ago OTD, the nun for the prostitutes, and Schumann's wedding gift for Clara. Also first day of vacation pics uploaded. - On AN, was I clear enough? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:55, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
Today is St. Martin's Day, which stands for sharing. Sharing one more day of vacation ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:44, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Barkeep49, you helped me 6 years ago, perhaps you can help again! Psansoldo is changing the first sentence of the article "Learning by teaching": "I took away the reference to Jean-Pol Martin as a having originally defined the method, as other people, as Andrew Bell and Joseph Lancaster had already worked and used a similarly defined method before, as cited in the article itself." I think it's not usefull, because I'm the main autor about Learning by teaching since 1980 and everybody quoted my work if writing about "Learning by teaching". What do you mean? Here ChatGPT about LdL: "Learning by Teaching" (or "Lernen durch Lehren" in German), as a formalized educational method, was developed by Jean-Pol Martin in the 1980s. Jean-Pol Martin is a German educator and professor who introduced this approach primarily for language teaching. His method emphasizes the role of students as active participants in the learning process, where they take on the role of teachers to instruct their peers. This approach has since gained popularity and has been adapted in various educational settings beyond language learning, due to its effectiveness in enhancing understanding, engagement, and the development of a range of skills in students." Jeanpol ( talk) 16:56, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Barkeep! I'd like to wish you a splendid solstice season as we wrap up the year. Here is an artwork, made individually for you, to celebrate. It was great to meet you in Toronto and to hear your insights on the panels! Take care, and thanks for all you do to make Wikipedia better!Cheers,{{u| Sdkb}} talk 06:24, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
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Today's story is about Maria Callas, on her centenary. - Aaron Copland died OTD, and Jerome Kohl (mentioned in November) said something wise on his talk, - yes, regarding a soft(ening) stance towards infoboxes. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:11, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
Today's story is about parts of my life. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:07, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
I am pretty confused about the request for modification. I assume that since I am not seeing an announcement it is plain-vanilla RS I should be enforcing still? I am limiting myself to likely EE-acceptable sources in what I am adding, though. Is that about right? Elinruby ( talk) 15:16, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
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I read through the RFA for Tails Wx with some initial puzzlement. I think I've resolved it in my mind but I'd be interested in your reaction. (I understand the awkward timing and I'm not looking for an immediate response.) I'll start by noting I don't recall any interactions with the nominee. The first oppose came from user:Banks Irk. I read optional question number 15, which started my puzzlement. Banks made an assertion about prior usernames, you responded, in essence saying that the assertion was false and banks doubled down. While I don't know you personally I know you by reputation, and my default assumption was that you must be right, and while I don't know banks and had no default assumption, I thought the assertion made was obviously true. That left me puzzled.
I think the light went on, and embarrassingly revealed that I may have been working under a misunderstanding for years. Wikipedia has long held that multiple accounts are not per se a violation of policy, but there are limitations on how they can be used, and there is an expectation that anyone standing for RFA will reveal the existence of all accounts. My misunderstanding is that I may have conflated usernames and accounts in my head.
I think Banks was emphasizing that Tails Wx has edited under other usernames and that wasn't disclosed. I think your response effectively was there's nothing to see here as there are no other accounts. If one is interested in reviewing any of the candidate edits in the candidate has edited for more than one account you need to know the names of both accounts, but if they've edited under multiple usernames but those usernames are simply a renaming of their username, searching the current username will reveal all edits including those made when using a different username.
Is it possible that Banks did not catch this distinction? Could it be that Banks thinks the requirement to disclose all prior accounts also includes all prior usernames? If so, it might explain why you and Banks appear to be disagreeing about facts, but it is simply a semantics issue. S Philbrick (Talk) 22:25, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
In the context of WP:APLRS, is "reputable institution" defined somewhere? I'm seeing it applied as a synonym of "academic", while I think most editors would consider a generally reliable news organization to be both "reputable" and an "institution". What is the intent here? VQuakr ( talk) 18:07, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
When a source that is not an article in a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, an academically focused book by a reputable publisher, and/or an article published by a reputable institution is removed from an article..., so if the intent is for the "article published by" noun to also be modified by the phrase "academically focused" then the language should be tweaked or a footnote or similar added. WP:ARCA looks terribly formal and complicated to be honest so I'll probably not do that (is there really no lightweight venue for informal Q&A like this?), but we agree this discussion here is an informal conversation and not "official". What do you mean by
the abstract? VQuakr ( talk) 18:44, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
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Bu (instrument) Heyandwhoa ( talk) 23:51, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
It's not really about NFL, but about following P&G. Dicklyon ( talk) 05:10, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
potentially wide-ranging impacts and therefore require input from the community at large.in my judgement. Best, Barkeep49 ( talk) 22:29, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
– DreamRimmer ( talk) 05:13, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
You mind trying to expand this page? Trajectoid. Heyandwhoa ( talk) 23:35, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
Hi! I know you're busy with other on-wiki responsibilities, and it's been a few years since you reviewed my GA nomination for City of Champaign v. Madigan. I just wanted to let you know that I've nominated it for FAC. You probably don't remember the article that well, if at all, but any feedback you have for the review would be greatly appreciated! Edge3 ( talk) 04:54, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
yessir ( my user is 2 days old )
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Regarding
this comment:
Wikipedia:Contentious topics § Awareness of contentious topics says that ...anyone may alert the editor of the contentious topic designation using the {{
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I'm not aware of any formal restriction that only uninvolved editors can place the alert.
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Same location pictured as 2019. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:38, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
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Talking about the same time ;) - I discovered a story today per OTD. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:29, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
The 2023 picture (above) is from the Abel Fest in Köthen, celebrating the tercentenary of Carl Friedrich Abel, a viol virtuoso, composer and concert organiser in London (together with Bach's youngest son), born on 22 December 1723 in Köthen, where the new catalogue of his works was introduced, - my story today. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:28, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
On the Main page: the person who made the pictured festival possible -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:33, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
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Today a friend's birthday, with related music and new vacation pics -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:36, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
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Regarding this comment: although I do think there would be more opposes coming from voters with personal agendas, I think there is another category of voters who currently go unheard from. Being critical of another editor is an unpleasant thing to do, so I think there are potential opposing editors who demur from participating in the current RfA process. I also think most editors aren't collecting diffs on everyone they encounter just in case they might have to weigh in on them someday, and they aren't so motivated to participate in an RfA to spend extensive amounts of time hunting down past diffs, so they don't contribute. I appreciate of course that relying on people's unreliable memories makes the system more vulnerable to gatekeeping and unconscious bias. Historically, I haven't been a fan of moving to a voting system, but the community is no closer to agreeing on something like my proposal for a pros-and-cons evaluation, so it might be time to consider voting, the other approach commmonly used by organizations everywhere. isaacl ( talk) 00:09, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
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My calendar story today is about Michael Herrmann celebrating his birthday. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:17, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
same kind of birthday for Josef Protschka -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:51, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
today I am happy about a singer on the Main page (at least for the first hours), after TFA the same day last year. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:22, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
Thanks to Seiji Ozawa. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:39, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
It's always quite disconcerting to find out that one has been discussed somewhere without a courtesy ping to be allowed to speak for themselves, as I did today. That said, I wanted to specifically thank you for what you said, and for initiating a (gentle) rebuke on your own cognizance. [9] [10] I was taken aback by that accusation, then puzzled, and then incensed. It took quite a bit of restraint to respond the way I did at the time, when a fairly significant part of me was screaming stuff about hypocrisy and (especially) tone policing hypocrisy and the weaponization of AGF and so on. I greatly appreciate that you made an effort to correct that and to push back against the characterization of my observation, even as you acknowledged not agreeing with it yourself.
Not coincidentally, given your comment at the proposal and above here about secret ballots at RFA, the furor we have in reaction to Oppose votes can contribute just as much to toxicity at RFA as actual bad Opposes. Certainly the accusation leveled against me is the sort of thing that can be used to silence editors, and someone less experienced might come away from that RFA afraid to lodge an Oppose in the future, worried they might be bullied by an admin suggesting they violated AGF. Grandpallama ( talk) 23:58, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
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I have started a new blog. Talk page watchers might be interested in following that. The first entry: Why do arbs often need stuff explained to them clearly and multiple times despite having the evidence right in front of them. Best, Barkeep49 ( talk) 21:49, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
In your comment on the Palestine-Israel ARCA you say This was demonstrated in HJP
. It took me a minute to realise you were referring to
Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland not to an editor named (or abbreviated) HJP. To avoid others (especially those not familiar with that case) getting similarly confused it would be good if you link to the case.
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This is the second time in as many weeks that I've seen a member of the committee speaking to an editor on the Administrators' Noticeboard with phrasing like "I think that if it weren't for this, they would be complaining about something else." I've generally found you to be a responsive and respectful editor and committee member, so I hope you'll take on board my suggestion that you (collectively) consider retiring this phrase, as it comes off (to my ears at least) as disrespectful, imperious, and lacking in empathy. I'm sure it's not your intention to talk down to others based on your position on the committee, but phrases like that can give the impression (to me, at least) that you are, intentionally or not. 28bytes ( talk) 20:33, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
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Hello Barkeep49. I was tussling with Laura over on Commons regarding a Ukraine-related Category, and noticed that he has an account here. I then saw that he didn't really have one anymore, but I did see the note you left on his talk page awhile ago.
It is kind of awful what he wrote, and you properly flagged, see this and similarly, this. Might you be able to delete both en situ, i.e. on the Cfd entries where they were written? They are entirely gratuitous, and add nothing to the discussion other than to be unpleasant in the style of Karl Marx and Martin Luther (although I forgot the title of his uh tract).
Thank you for considering my request.-- FeralOink ( talk) 15:04, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
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Hi, I'm sorry if I'm disrupting anything, but some of my edits are being incorrectly marked as vandalism.
I don't know why this is happening, as my edits are all in good faith.
If you could somehow check my contribs and see if I'm doing something wrong, I'd appreciate it- I don't want to get banned anytime soon. Again, sorry if I'm disrupting anything or if this is the wrong place to ask. ( 3OpenEyes's talk page. Say hi!) | (PS: Have a good day) 13:33, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Just wondering because I felt it didn't, but clearly I'm not sure. Thanks. Doug Weller talk 15:25, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for helping me with the problem I was having. Enjoy your wikikitten
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Metallic means are precisely represented by primitive Pythagorean triples.
In a primitive Pythagorean triple, if the difference between hypotenuse and longer leg is 1, 2 or 8, such Pythagorean triple accurately represents one particular metallic mean. The cotangent of the quarter of smaller acute angle of such Pythagorean triangle equals the precise value of one particular metallic mean.
Consider a primitive Pythagorean triple (a,b,c) in which a < b < c and c - b ∈ {1, 2, 8}. Such Pythagorean triangle (a,b,c) yields the precise value of a particular metallic mean as follows :
where θ is the smaller acute angle of the Pythagorean triangle
and
For example, the primitive Pythagorean triple 20-21-29 incorporates the 5th metallic mean. Cotangent of the quarter of smaller acute angle of the 20-21-29 Pythagorean triangle yields the precise value of the 5th metallic mean. Similarly, the Pythagorean triangle 3-4-5 represents the 6th metallic mean. Likewise, the Pythagorean triple 12-35-37 gives the 12th metallic mean, the Pythagorean triple 52-165-173 yields the 13th metallic mean, and so on. [1] Wanderer909 ( talk) 12:10, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
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I saw you warn someone about outing. May I please email you about this issue? It is NOT about the question where I saw you warn them, but an entirely separate matter unrelated to that/those users. It's just that I saw you mention it and have something to ask you, please. Thanks and best wishes DBaK ( talk) 22:03, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
Hey there. I'm sure I've come across this before, but for the life of me I can't remember the correct procedure. DXYZ was changed into a dab page, but the editor cut and paste the article's content to DXYZ-AM. I reverted the dab conversion, but the article created by the cut and paste, what to do about that? The dab is the right move. Should I just do a dummy edit on the AM page, and give attribution? Onel5969 TT me 09:01, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Article transferred to DXYZ-AM to distinguish Iligan-based DXYZ-FMis enough in the context of the diff to provide attribution @ Flatscan given that transferred is a close enough synonym of copied. If your concern is that it doesn't say from where and if you want to null edit or talk page message to clear that up don't let me stop you. Barkeep49 ( talk) 14:52, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
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I just saw that in the Venezuela discussion you proposed GS applying arbcom-like restrictions to noticeboards. Mind elaborating further on what your idea is and why it would improve things?
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Regarding this comment: perhaps you might be willing to provide a bigger hint on what rule you feel is being ignored? I understand of course if it involves a private discussion or if you just don't want to go into further detail. isaacl ( talk) 16:44, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
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in memory of the birthday of a friend who showed me art such as this - and of Vami -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:50, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
... and the premiere of Nabucco -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:02, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
Rossini's Petite messe solennelle was premiered on 14 March 1864, - when I listen to the desolate Agnus Dei I think of Vami_IV. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:09, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
Vacation pics uploaded, at least the first day, - and Aribert Reimann remembered. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:41, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
Next day, around Porto da Cruz, on Bach's birthday. You may remember that I suggested to give him an infobox in 2013. That one still listed some "prominent" pieces. Later we found the better solution: link to the complete list of compositions, - it's more neutral, avoiding editorial preferences. - On that background: what do you think of Vivaldi? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:01, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Some days later, a calf in the mist and chocolate cake, and a story of collaboration - did you think about Vivaldi? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:13, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
I listen to Bach's St John Passion today, - 300 years after it was first performed. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:43, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
I understand that you are busy, and Vivaldi can wait a bit longer, but we have the same situation now at Aaron Copland, with his Appalachian Spring going to by TFA in three days. The question is easy: does a list of compositions belong in the composer's infobox? I think yes ( Bach, Mozart, Beethoven), and was reverted twice. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:35, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
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This, even more than whether or not to have an infobox, is a content issue.where "this" means compositions in the infobox. Barkeep49 ( talk) 20:28, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
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Today's story mentions a concert I loved to hear (DYK) and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old (OTD). -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:37, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
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